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UNITED STATES WILLIAM EUTIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW CONSTRUCTION.

Application illed May 2, 1925. Serial No. 27,535.

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM EUTIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a `Window Construction, of which the following is a full,

' clear, and exact description, such as will form a portion of enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to windows wherein thev usual window cords and counter-balance weights are employed for the purpose of controllingr the operation of the window sash. More particularly stated my present structure appertains to a special window frame and sash that permits the sash-cord to be readily assembled with the sash, the pulley and the counterweight without removing the sash from lthe frame. It is a further object of my invention to provide a novel manner of assembling the sash-cord with the counterweight. Also it is an object of my invention to provide a uni ue dividing partition in the weight-box o the window frame, and in this connection I have provided a novel construction for the weightebox whereby the weights may be readily handled and dividing partition may be removed without the removal ofthe window sash.

I prefer to carry out my invention and accomplish the divers objects .thereof in substantially the manner hereinafter fully described and as more particularly pointed out in the claims.. Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings that this specification, in whichz Figure 1 is vertical longitudinal Vsection of a window frame and weight box showing p which pocket is closed by a countersunkv my invention applied thereto and the sash, etc., in complete assembly.

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic view of a section similar to Figure 1 showing in full lines the first step of assembling the window cord, and in dotted lines the second step of assembling.

vFigure 3 is a horizontal section taken on vline 3-3 of Figure 2.

aV fragmental detail of a Figure 4 is l weight, and the opening for portion of the access thereto and for they removal Vof the dividing partition.

The drawings illustrate a typical or preferred embodiment of my invention, and

,. In order to overcome throughout the figures I have employed similar reference characters to designate like parts wherever the same appear.

As seen the side of the window provides the. usual weight-box 5 one of the walls of which has a strip 6 mortised therein to separate and guide the upper and lower sashes 7 and 8 respectively. The interior of the weight-box is divided by a novel partition in the form of upper and lower strips of flat rigid material 9 and 10 that have their ad]acent ends spaced apart and joined by means of a flexible connecting piece 11 of canvas, leather, or the like in strip form and said partition hangs pendent upon a hook 12 mounted in the upper portion of the box so that it may be readily lifted off the hook and removed from the box when desired, as will hereinafter appear.

The usual pulley 13 and its holder 14 are mounted in the upper portion of the frame to receive the sash cord 15V.

As is wellknown, it is usual when replacing a broken sash-cord to remove a guide strip 6 or the molding strip 24: and disassemble the sash from the frame, which is a laborious undertaking and necessitates leaving the window open during the work of replacing the cord which in inclement weather is inconvenient and chills the room or apartment where the window is located. this inherent objection to the well-known construction I have pro- -vided a passageway or opening 16 in the frame below the pulley. The usual cord groove 17 extends longitudinally down from the top of the sash in the side edge thereof and at its lower end I have provided a lateral passageway or aperture 18 that leads obliquely (Fig. 3) to an enlarged recess or ocket` 19 in the inside face of the sash,

plate 20. The closure plate 20 may be readily removed from the inner side of the window and the sash moved to a position where the passageways or apertures 16 and 18 are in registry as shown in full lines in Fig. 2 and in transverse section in Fig. 3 whereupon a new sash cord may be inserted through said apertures with a short length depending in the weight box. Upon lowering the sash until its top edge is below passageway 16 the cord will have been seated in the edge groove 17 and the remaining portion is then pulled out of the box 5 and reinserted therein by passing its end over the pulley 13 as illustrated in dotted lines, Fig. 2. Sufficient cord is now pulled upwardly through groove 17, passageway 18 and the pocket 19 until the inner lower end is adjacent the bottom of the box 5. The

inner lower end of the cord may now be' secured to the counterweight 21, after which the cord is measured the desired length and eut and knotted with the knot 22 disposed in the pocket 19 after which the closure plate 2O is secured in position and the sash is again ready for use.

At a convenient place in the frame `a preferably L-shaped opening is made, the vertical member 23 ot which opening is located in the guide of the trame between the strip G and the inside retainer strip 24, and the lateral member 25 of this opening extends behind the retainer strip 24 so as to be covered thereby and obscured from view. This opening permits the ready securing of the cord 15 to the counter-weight, and on account o'f its shape the opening permits the workman, after removing the strip 24, to insert his hand through the same and perform his work more conveniently. Then the dividing partition is to be removed it is lifted oit the hook 12 and ina-y be partly collapsed by lowering the section 9 :slightly to loop the flexible section 11 and due to the fact that the sections are short they may each be tilted slightly and removed through the lateral member 25 ot' the L-shaped-opening. 1n order to exclude dust andfother mattei' 'from access -to thebox through `this L-shaped opening I prefer to employ a closure plate 26 that is counter-sunk in the guidewa-y one edge of which'plate meets the adjacent edge of thel retainer strip 24 and together 'therewith completely r closes and covers 'the opening.

From the foregoing it will be seen have provided a very novel window frame and sash struct-ure that permits `of the .replacing of a window cord without removing thesash 'from the frame and liability of losingl'the cord by having-it drop -baclr into the weight box is reduced toa'vminimum. obvious that divers `changes in the precise structure herein ydisclosed may bey made without departing' from the principles ot' my invention. I -desifre it understood that all vsuch changes, or any `refinements of -my invention, are fully contemplated as coming within ythe scope of the appended claims.

l/Vhat Iolaim as new is V1. A window coi'ist-ruetion comprising It will be aperture, said apertures adapted to be brought into registry whereby a sash cord may be inserted therethrough and into the weight-box of the frame.

2. A window construction comprising a frame having a lateral aperture, and a sash co-operating therewith, said sash having a lateral aperture extended inwardly from a edge adjacent said frame and a pocket at the inner end of said aperture to which access is readily had from the inside ot the window, whereby when said apertures are brought into registry a sash may be inserted through the same and into the weightbox of the frame.

8. A window construction comprising a frame, a sash slidable therein, said frame and sash provided each with an aperture adapted to be brought in registry one of said apertures opening into the weight-box of the frame and the other aperture being accessible from the inside of the window whereby a sash cord may be inserted through the alined apertures and into 'the weight-box of the frame without removing the sash from said frame.

4. A window construction comprising a frame having a weight-box, a partition dividing said box formed from two rigid sections and a fiexible section connecting said rig-id sections, and means for supporting said partition within said box, said box having an elongated aperture in one of its walls through which said partition may be removed.

5. A -window construction comprising a frame having a weight-box having an L- shaped opening leading into the same, a

collapsible partition dividing said weightbox longitudinally and removable through said opening, Aand a sash movable in said frame, said sash and frame lprovidesil with 'transverse apertures and adapt-ed to be brought into registry to provide a passageway from the inside of the sash to the interior of the box whereby a sash cord may be inserted into said box without removing the sash 'from the frame.

6. A fwindow frame, a sash slidable therein, and means in the frame and sash adapted to be brought' into co-ordination with 'each other whereby a `sash-cord may be inserted into the weight-box of said frame without the Aremoval of the sash.

Signed yat Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 22nd day of April, 1925.

VILLIAM EUTIN. 

